Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1956

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	2,080
2	Mary	1,969
3	Patricia	1,602
4	Karen	1,579
5	Donna	1,572
6	Deborah	1,549
7	Linda	1,450
8	Nancy	1,294
9	Debra	1,292
10	Kathleen	1,184
11	Diane	1,005
12	Cheryl	1,000
13	Cynthia	928
14	Barbara	819
15	Carol	788
16	Elizabeth	730
17	Ann	604
18	Pamela	586
19	Sharon	583
20	Sandra	574
21	Janet	545
22	Denise	514
23	Judith	507
24	Paula	505
25	Catherine	490

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gail	488
27	Margaret	485
28	Maureen	470
29	Jane	423
30	Jean	416
31	Christine	414
32	Robin	408
33	Joanne	407
34	Joan	405
35	Anne	404
36	Lisa	398
37	Ellen	358
38	Theresa	334
39	Janice	327
40	Joyce	324
41	Elaine	310
42	Marie	284
43	Doreen	281
44	Brenda	266
45	Lynn	250
46	Laurie	249
47	Laura	243
48	Eileen	238
49	Sheila	232
50	Suzanne	229
51	Michelle	226
52	Darlene	222
52	Jo	222
54	Jeanne	221
55	Katherine	219
55	Kim	219
57	Lynne	209
58	Dorothy	185
58	Martha	185
60	Bonnie	183
60	Wendy	183
62	Valerie	179
63	Kathryn	178
64	Andrea	177
65	Virginia	175
66	Dianne	170
67	Ruth	169
68	Kathy	168
69	Cindy	164
70	Beverly	162
70	Leslie	162
70	Rose	162
73	Michele	159
74	Lorraine	150
75	Helen	148
75	Lori	148
75	Roberta	148
78	Marcia	147
79	Julie	146
80	Cathy	145
81	Maria	141
82	Jacqueline	135
82	Teresa	135
84	Charlene	134
85	Carolyn	130
85	Colleen	130
87	Jill	125
88	Amy	124
89	Judy	120
90	Dawn	117
91	Marilyn	116
92	Jayne	112
92	Louise	112
94	Beth	111
94	Debbie	111
96	Sarah	110
97	Kimberly	107
98	Marjorie	100
98	Rita	100
100	Claire	99
100	Marianne	99